Opinion
Why the United States is embedding Ukraine in its strategic orbit with "mineral deals"
In Ukraine, the outcome of the negotiations is discussed according to the principle: "Did you save the boy? Where is the cap?"
Lana Zerkal
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine for European Integration (2014–2019)
This week promises to be full of both geopolitical events and domestic political struggles.
On the geopolitical scene, we seem to be waiting for a denouement in the implementation of Trump's "peace plan." Or rather, the revealing of the cards in this round of poker. At the moment, I cannot pass by the domestic political festival of criticism and slogans about the "mineral agreements," as the agreements on economic cooperation and the creation of the Investment Fund for the Restoration of Ukraine are called.
As of now, this is a package of multi-level agreements that define the legal framework for economic cooperation between the US and Ukraine, and also allow to eliminate one of the main points of tension between the presidents.
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